US and Turkey Collide in Syria over Kurdish Militia
In Syria, the United States and Turkey continue to collide over a Kurdish militia called the People's Protection Units, or YPG. To Turkey, the YPG is an extension of the PKK, which has launched a decades-long insurgency against Ankara inside its border. For Washington, the militia is the most effective partner in the fight against Islamic State.
In Syria, the United States and Turkey continue to collide over a Kurdish militia called the People's Protection Units, or YPG. To Turkey, the YPG is an extension of the PKK, which has launched a decades-long insurgency against Ankara inside its border. For Washington, the militia is the most effective partner in the fight against Islamic State.
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